05/01/2026
It’s easy to drown in complexity.
Every day brings a thousand little decisions that drain your energy and cloud your focus.
Meta-decisions consist of one big choice that eliminates a thousand small ones.
Like Seth Godin’s personal boundaries. You decide once what you stand for, who gets your time, and suddenly, saying no becomes automatic. No more agonizing over invites or distractions.
It doesn’t mean rigidity or lack of flexibility. It means you are explicit about when you will make an exception.
You can go from “I don’t drink. Period” to “Only 2 drinks a week” to “I drink only at social events”. Etc.
Shane Parrish talks rules for better thinking.
Set them upfront: no phone before noon, one task at a time, sleep by 10.
Suddenly your job is to follow instructions and avoid willpower battles.
It is what Jim Collins calls the “flywheel”: the repeatable system that compounds.
These one-time choices create momentum.
Draw your boundaries. Write your rules. Choose your flywheel.
They reduce friction, build habits, free your mind for what matters.
What’s going to be your rules for 2026 that would greatly simplify your life?
No one chooses complexity, it just naturally comes from adding endless variables and considerations to your decision making.
Until one day we decide to say enough.
Happy 2026!
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